Transformation Partner

Full-time Permanent Mid-level Senior

Posted 13 Jul 2026

Transformation Partner

Location: Hybrid. Base location at Harrogate Cardale with infrequent regional travel to Leeds, Harrogate and Halifax offices and other national areas.

Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

The Transformation Partner is a strategic leadership post operating at the intersection of digital innovation, clinical excellence, and service design, enabling Oakdale to become a ‘Brand that Leads’. This role drives the end-to-end lifecycle of transformation projects, from horizon scanning and proof-of-concept to full deployment and scaling.

The primary focus will be leading the operational transformation of Oakdale's assessment and therapy services. You will ensure accessible, efficient, and person-centred pathways aligned with NHS and Local Authority plans, introducing cutting-edge technologies (including AI tools), managing clinical systems deployment, and expanding initiatives that support public- and private-funded healthcare.

As an experienced and forward-thinking professional you will join Oakdale ready to lead the transformation of our services across people, process and technology domains, ensuring we deliver accessible, efficient, and person-centred care.

You’ll be inspired by leading our work in horizon scanning, scoping, testing, and ope rationalising new and emerging technologies and methodologies that have the potential to transform patient care, operational delivery, and staff experience.

You’ll be ready to act as a catalyst for evidence-informed innovation by bridging front-line insight, clinical priorities, and external innovation. This is a pivotal role at the intersection of clinical delivery, digital strategy, and service improvement. The successful candidate will lead on the design, implementation, and optimisation of digital tools, platforms, and process workflows that enhance clinical outcomes through faster access, better experience, data-led insights, and diversified services for growth.

• Lead the identification, due diligence, and structured assessment of emerging technologies across digital health, AI, and healthcare innovation.
• Establish and maintain an organisational innovation pipeline, creating transparent prioritisation frameworks to move projects from ideation to board-level business cases.
• Support the design and execution of a roadmap for our services, keeping it closely aligned with NHS England priorities (e.g., interoperability, digital-first care, data-driven planning).
• Identify opportunities to introduce specific digital tools to optimise triage, screening, waiting list management, assessment and follow-up care models.

• Act as the end-to-end project manager for the deployment of digital platforms, online assessment tools, clinical systems, and booking software.
• Coordinate day-to-day implementation work streams, tracking milestones, mitigating deployment risks, and ensuring financial and scoping targets are met.
• Manage multi-stakeholder delivery networks, bridging frontline clinical needs with operational and digital teams, external vendors, and academic or commercial partners.
• Support and expand Right to Choose development, ensuring systems, processes, and digital access are optimised to manage referrals and track long-term outcomes.

• Engage clinicians, administrators, service users, and families to co-design digital pathways that are fundamentally inclusive and highly accessible.
• Act as an organisational catalyst for change, driving training and change management frameworks for staff adopting new digital platforms or workflows.
• Foster continuous innovation capabilities within the staff ecosystem through direct mentoring and engagement initiatives.

• Supported by the Governance Team, advise and support staff at all levels on Information Governance best practice across transformation initiatives, ensuring…